Call for Urgent Climate Action and World Warning at Cop31 Summit
At the Cop31 climate summit held in Turkey, world leaders issued a call for urgent action, warning that exceeding the 1.5-degree target would lead to disaster.
Speaking at the Cop31 climate summit hosted by Turkey, world leaders stated that if an urgent and strong response is not given to the climate crisis, the world as we know it will come to an end.
In her speech at the summit, Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine emphasized that exceeding the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree temperature target would cause coastlines to be submerged and towns to be destroyed. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley stated that governments are not making enough effort to reduce emissions, noting that current policies are dragging the world toward 2.8 degrees.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres criticized the fossil fuel industry and countries that continue to increase production despite their commitments. At the summit co-hosted by Turkey and Australia, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Anthony Albanese emphasized cooperation, while Erdoğan called for the summit to be a turning point.
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- theguardian.com · Link